TRANSITIVE VERBS TAKE OBJECTS
1. I have some books.
2. She likes her boyfriend.
3. We ate dinner.
INTRANSITIVE VERBS DO NOT TAKE OBJECTS.
I slept very well last night.
S V ADV predicate - HOW
I slept on a comfortable bed.
S V ADV of place - WHERE
simple past
She and he are good friends.
S V noun predicate
linking verb
=
X = X
Andy became a doctor.
S V noun predicate
She is very beautiful.
S V adjective predicate
She cooks very well.
S V adverb predicate
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Note to remember:
PASSIVE VOICE requires an OBJECT, so only transitive verbs can be used in this construction.
1. The children ate all the cookies!
2. The cookies were eaten by the children.
She cooks very well.
1. I have some books.
2. She likes her boyfriend.
3. We ate dinner.
INTRANSITIVE VERBS DO NOT TAKE OBJECTS.
I slept very well last night.
S V ADV predicate - HOW
I slept on a comfortable bed.
S V ADV of place - WHERE
simple past
She and he are good friends.
S V noun predicate
linking verb
=
X = X
Andy became a doctor.
S V noun predicate
She is very beautiful.
S V adjective predicate
She cooks very well.
S V adverb predicate
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Note to remember:
PASSIVE VOICE requires an OBJECT, so only transitive verbs can be used in this construction.
1. The children ate all the cookies!
2. The cookies were eaten by the children.
She cooks very well.
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